bro´ken|ness

bro´ken|ness
bro|ken «BROH kuhn», verb, adjective. a)
past participle of break: »

The window was broken by a ball.

–adj.
1. separated into parts by a break; in pieces; fractured: »

a broken cup.

2. not in working condition; damaged: »

a broken watch.

3. rough; uneven: »

broken ground, to speak in a broken voice.

4. acted against; not kept: »

a broken promise.

5. imperfectly spoken: »

The French boy speaks broken English.

6. Figurative. weakened in strength or spirit; tamed; crushed: »

broken health, broken by failure. A thoroughly broken resistance seldom recovers.

7. Figurative. interrupted; incomplete; fragmentary: »

broken sleep. This broken tale was all we knew (Byron).

8. bankrupt; ruined: »

a broken man.

9. torn; split; ruptured: »

broken skin.

10. Obsolete. dissolved.
–bro´ken|ly, adverb.
–bro´ken|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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